Andrew Salmon

"LOST" COMIC HERO REVIVEDDuring the 1960s America was locked in a tense Cold War with the Soviet Union, Ian Fleming's James Bond unleashed a spy craze and the Beatles swept across American shores with their version of new Pop-Rock and Roll. Meanwhile American comics had entered into the Silver Age with the birth of Marvel Comics. Every week new titles seemed to proliferate on drug store magazine spinner-racks. Now Airship 27 Productions digs deep into those long forgotten comic creative mindset to create the oddball hero, GHOST BOY. Starring young Alex Conroy as the top agent of S. O. S. (Science Operational Security) who is possessed with strange superhuman abilities. His best friend was an eight foot robot called P. O. P. S. (Photoelectric Optimal Protection Sentry). Writers Terry Alexander, Micah Harris and Andrew Salmon recapture the fun and magic of this forgotten 60s character and offer up four brand new adventures. As an extra bonus, Ron Fortier and artist Gary Kato create the origin tale of GHOST BOY in a special nine page strip which kicks off this thrilling collection, all gathered under a gorgeous cover by Laura Givens. Sixties era comics fans rejoice, GHOST BOY is here

The Return of the All-New MYSTERY MEN (&Women) in Volume Two In Volume One of this series, we introduced pulp fans to four original pulp heroes by today's leading writers of pulp fiction. Now we proudly present the second installment and another brand new quartet of fresh and exciting heroes cast in the mold of the classic adventurers of the past. RED BADGE -Operating on the streets of New York, he is a mysterious viglante daring to confront the mobs and protect the innocent. But who is he really? The cop, the famous radio announcer, the brother to a victimized young woman? Created by Mark Halegua with writing partner Andrew Salmon. JACK MINCH, ACE REPORTER- Writer, editor, Jack Minch thought he knew New York City like the back of his hand until one of his star reporters suddenly vanishes within the deep, maze-like sewer tunnels beneath the concrete Gotham. Now Minch and a detective ally must travel into this unknown domain where death lurks at every turn. Created by Greg Bastianelli. DOCK DOYLE Dock Doyle was a movie matinee hero of cliffhanger serials known around the world. But when things go horribly awry on location of his latest jungle adventure, the actor must come to grips with becoming a true hero, or die in the process. Created by Adam Garcia. A MAN CALLED MONGREL In today's world of high-tech communica- tions, private companies wield power like governments, some for the public good, and others for their own evil agendas. Now a modern day warrior will champion his family's technological empire and defend it against all who would destroy them. His name is Mongrel. Created by Derrick Ferguson. Here are four brand new, action-packed pulp tales starring four original heroes to thrill and entertain today's diehard pulp enthusiasts. All brought to you by. Airship 27 Productions.

It was 1940, and the magazine industry was trying to cash in on the newly born market for comics overshadowing the dying pulp magazine industry. One of these companies, ACE MAGAZINES, needed to jump in and get titles rolling from scratch, but most importantly they needed hits. That was when they hatched a most unusual idea: Take one of their pulp characters and adapt him to the new four-color world of comics. Thus began the adventures of THE RAVEN - a pulp hero in the Golden Age of Comics. "Like an avenging angel, THE RAVEN swoops down upon underworld haunts, steals the ill-gotten wealth of Crime-Kings, and with the aid of his loyal assistant MIKE, redistributes the money to the poor and needy. None but Mike and THE RAVEN'S fiancee, LOLA LASH, daughter of the Police Chief, know that the Raven is, in reality, Detective Sergeant Danny Dartin." In this exclusive PULP 2.0 edition, remastered from the original printed comics, you will learn the Raven's secrets, and see how he evolved from a helmeted pulp hero called THE MOON MAN, into a caped crusader against crime: Noted writer and MOON MAN enthusiast ANDREW SALMON provides background on how the original pulp stories were adapted to comics. Writer and pulp historian DAVID SAUNDERS (son of famed pulp cover artist Norman Saunders) profiles the art director at Ace Magazines, ADOLPHE BARREAUX, who helped establish the new look of the Raven while under pressure to meet impossible deadlines launching new comics. From the pages of SURE-FIRE, LIGHTNING, and 4 FAVORITES COMICS are the complete adventures of... THE RAVEN

Andrew Salmon's first Sherlock Holmes tale, The Adventure of the Locked Room, was a hit right out of the gate, winning an award for Best Short Story the year it was published. Salmon followed up this success by garnering rave reviews, numerous award nominations and a second win for Best Short Story for his Holmes adventures before breaking new ground with the best selling Fight Card Sherlock Holmes trilogy. Now, for the first time, ALL FIVE of his award-winning and nominated Holmes tales have been collected in SHERLOCK HOLMES INVESTIGATES What happened to the tenant in 221B Baker Street before Holmes and Watson moved in? Mystery and murder cast long shadows over idyllic Towne Manor - what will Holmes and Watson discover there? A daring assassination attempt has left Holmes close to death and it's up to Dr. Watson and Mycroft Holmes to bring the villain to justice. Is there a werewolf loose in Limehouse or is something much more sinister killing policemen? Who is pulling off daring raids at Portsmouth and disappearing without a trace? These mysteries and more await - Featuring a wraparound cover by award-winning artist Mike Fyles - Exclusive interviews with the author and artist - And behind the scenes essays for each of the five tales With this collection, Andrew Salmon continues in the tradition of Laurie R. King, Lyndsay Faye and Anthony Horrowitz in producing entertaining, thought-provoking explorations of the rich Sherlockian world created by Arthur Conan Doyle. There's the hansom now. Hurry The game's afoot

What's A Little Spider To Do? It's time for little Webber to leave his mother's web and go out into the world. But it's a big world filled with excitement and danger If that's not enough, Webber is also afraid of the dark So he has to find his new home before sundown Wander with Webber as he searches for his place in the world Will he find it before it gets dark...

London, October-1894A pair of cryptic messages lead Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to a destroyed photographer's studio and into an assassination attempt. Their only clue to unravel the mystery is a damaged photograph plate bearing a post-mortem portrait of a dead shipping magnate and his grieving widow. With no time to lose, the game is again afoot-with death and destruction threatening to explode from the looming shadows of a war to end all wars. Plunging into a boiling cauldron of international intrigue, Holmes and Watson, joined again by the redoubtable Eby Stokes, are in for the fight of their lives-a fight where brains must match brawn to turn a deadly tide... ABOUT THE AUTHOR: The award winning Andrew Salmon is the author of two previous Fight Card Sherlock Holmes tales-Work Capitol and Blood To The Bone. His other Sherlockian tales have appeared in the first five volumes of Airship 27's bestselling Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective series.

TALES OF A WESTERN LEGENDHe began his life as a slave. During the Civil War he escaped and lived among the Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes in the Oklahoma Territories. He learned to ride, shoot and track prey from his adopted people. When the war ended, he was recruited as one of the first black marshals in the history of the west. In a thirty year career, operating under the authority of Judge Parker out of Fort Smith, he captured over three thousand outlaws, was involved in fourteen major gun battles and never wounded once. At the ended of his career, he became a Deputy Sheriff in Tuskegee until his death at the age of 70. He is considered the greatest western lawman that ever lived. Writers Gary Phillips, Mel Odom, Andrew Salmon and Derrick Ferguson have whipped up four action packed adventures inspired by this legendary figure. Tales of a wild frontier where outlaws and renegades roamed freely until the coming of one amazing man who wore a badge and vowed to bring justice to one and all. He was Bass Reeves-Frontier Marshal.

Deptford, England, 1888 ... Richard Stokes - one half of a tag-team carnival boxing duo - has vanished, leaving his loving wife, pugilist Eby Stokes, homeless and penniless with only questions and no answers. A mutual friend asks Holmes to look into the disappearance. Watson believes the matter to be a common case of abandonment, and Holmes' interest merely an excuse to try his hand in the boxing booths of a visiting circus. However, when they are almost killed, Holmes and Watson's only remaining clue to Stokes disappearance harkens back to a boxing club disbanded in shame more than sixty years earlier. Why did Stokes abandon his wife? What possible significance could the long extinct Pugilistic Club have in the matter? Who is behind the fire that almost took the lives of Holmes and Watson? Joining forces with Eby Stokes, Holmes and Watson are determined to find the answers. The kaleidoscope lights of the carnival hide many secrets, including a threat to the foundation of the British Empire. The game's afoot and, this time, it's a matter of life and death in and out of the ring...

THE BAKER STREET SLEUTH RETURNSAirship 27 Productionsis delighted to announce the next chapter in their best selling series with Volume III of "Sherlock Holmes - Consulting Detective" and present a brand new quintet of terrific, classic Holmes mysteries written in the tradition of his creator; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Five brand new puzzles to challenge the Great Detective and his ever loyal companion, Dr. Watson. Within these pages they will encounter mythological fairies seeming to plague a beautiful country estate, man-eating tigers on the loose in the streets of London and a stolen museum mummy. These are only some of the mysteries awaiting the famous crime solving duo as penned by today's most gifted writers; Aaron Smith, I. A. Watson, Joshua Reynolds and Andrew Salmon. Both Salmon & Watson having won the prestigious Pulp Factory Award for their earlier Holmes tales in volumes one and two respectively. Airship 27 Productions is thrilled to be continuing this extremely popular series which Sherlock Holmes fans around the globe have made an overwhelming success. Volume III features a wonderful new cover painting by Brian McCulloch plus eleven interior illustrations by the book's designer, Rob Davis, another Pulp Factor Award winner for his work on volume one. So load your revolvers, hail a hansom and prepare yourself for page turning thrills aplenty. Once again, the game is afoot

High flying Thrills Rev up those Pratt-Whitney engines, pull back on the stick and prepare for take-off, as LANCE STAR - SKY RANGER gets ready to soar into the clouds in this, his fourth volume of high flying adventures. Once again it's time to join America's aviation ace, Lance Star and his faithful team; Buck Tellonger, Cy Hawkins, Jim Nolan and Red Davis as they fly into four brand-new hair-raising tales. From discovering a hidden Nazis base on lost South Seas Island inhabited by prehistoric monsters to foiling an assassination attempt on President Roosevelt, the Sky Rangers travel the globe tackling danger wherever they go.. So goose your fuel lines, spin the props of your Skybolts and Skeeter and prepare yourself for classic pulp action. Writers Bobby Nash, Sean Taylor, Andrew Salmon and Jim Beard have delivered a quartet of fast-paced, high soaring stories to keep you buckled up tight.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. WatsonVictorian England, a time of historic significance as the world was poised expectantly for the coming wonders and terrors of the new century. Amidst this atmosphere of anticipation and intrigue, one man emerged as a beacon of logic and cold, calculating reason in an unsettling time: Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective and his trusted friend and chronicler, Dr. John H. Watson. A famous soccer player is found dead in the clubhouse. An unidentified stowaway is murdered aboard a U. S. Navy warship while another man is found asphyxiated in an empty, locked room. These are several of the twisted puzzles challenging the Baker Street sleuth as he once again takes up the hunt on the fog-ridden streets of London accompanied by his faithful ally, Dr. Watson. Writers Aaron Smith, Andrew Salmon, Van Allen Plexico and Ian Watson have set forth exciting new mysteries done in the traditional style of the original Holmes stories as written by his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. There are no space aliens or howling werewolves here, simply good, old-fashioned whodunits. So arm yourself for danger and all manner of villainy as once agin, the game is afoot

THE GREAT DETECTIVE IS BACK FOR MORE Airship 27 Productions is once again thrilled to offer mystery fans this brand new anthology of mystery adventures. Once again, Holmes and Watson challenge the criminal forces that threaten Victorian England at every turn. A twisted scientist plots to alter the course of human evolution while another dreams of creating the world's first mechanical thinking machine. A body is found in a secured bank vault and modern day pirates have begun harassing Her Majesty's Royal Navy. Here are five new mysteries that will test the Great Detective's uncanny talents of observation and the courage of his loyal companion. Writers Bernadette Johnson, Joshua Reynolds, Ian Watson and Andrew Salmon have delivered another compilation of fast paced, old fashioned tales guaranteed to warm the blood of the most ardent Holmes enthusiast. Sit back, dim the lights, and prepare yourself for the chase. Once more, the game is afoot This new volume features a stunning cover by artist Ingrid Hardy and black and white interior illustrations by the book's designer, artist Rob Davis. Edited by Airship 27 Productions' Managing Editor, Ron Fortier. Sherlock Holmes - Consulting Detective Vol. Two is another quality addition to the company's list of action/adventure pulp titles.

Four New MysteriesAmidst the fog covered alleys and byways of London, murder and mayhem run rampant. With the dawning of a new century, Consulting Detective Sherlock Holmes and his able assistant, Dr. Watson represent the forces of truth and justice, ready to confront the villainy of these new modern horrors. Here is another quartet of unique, perplexing cases that will challenge this noble duo and test their fortitude and courage. Why would someone murder an old man a few months before his hundredth birthday? Why is Holmes' arch nemesis, Prof. Moriarty, hunting the city for the same sadistic killer Holmes is after? And, when the Great Detective is arrested and imprisoned for attempting to seduce the wife of a wealthy nobleman, Watson questions whether his friend has finally lost his mind. Within these pages, writers Chuck Miller, Aaron Smith, I. A. Watson and Andrew Salmon offer up four of the most thrilling and suspenseful adventures ever devised to confound Arthur Conan Doyle's most beloved heroes. It is time to load your revolver, hail a hansom cab and prepare for action, as once again, the game is afoot

GANGSTERS & GUNMOLLSIt was the 1930s and America was locked in the grip of the Great Depression. Gangsters controlled the major cities while outlaws roamed the rural back country. It was a time of Speak Easy gin-joints, Tommy-guns, fast cars and even faster dames. This is the world of New York based Private Investigator Rick Ruby, a world he is all too familiar with. From the back alleys of Gotham to the gold laden boulevards of Hollywood, Ruby is the shamus with a nose for trouble and an insatiable appetite for justice. So if you've got a taste for hot lead and knuckle sandwiches, tug your cuffs, adjust your fedora and light up a Lucky, a brand new pulp detective is coming your way. Created by pulp masters, Bobby Nash & Sean Taylor, Rick Ruby echoes the tales of Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe while offering up his own brand of two-fisted action. Joined by fellow pulp smiths Andrew Salmon & William Patrick Maynard, these modern scribes of purple prose present a quartet of tales to delight any true lover of private eye fiction.

The Robin Hood of the Pulps Detective Sgt. Stephen Thatcher is the son of Police Chief Peter Thatcher. Sickened by the effects of the Great Depression on Great City, the young lawman cannot reconcile the rich society elite living the good life while across town the poor of Great City go hungry. Unable to correct this injustice through the system he represents, Thatcher assumes the role of the vigilante thief the Moon Man by disguising himself behind a one-way Argus glass globe. In this get up he then proceed to rob the rich and give to the needy via his loyal aide, former boxer Ned "Angel" Dargan. He is also aided by the lovely Sue McEwen, the daughter of the man sworn to capture him, his own boss, Lt. Detective Gil McEwen. Created by pulp legend Frederick C. Davis, the Moon Man's exploits appeared in the pages of "Ten Detective Aces" and was a reader favorite. Now he returns to the streets of Great City in five new thrilling adventures written by writers Ken Janssens, Gary Lovisi, Erwin K. Roberts and Andrew Salmon. Pulpdom's most bizarre hero is back on the case with a cover by Rob Davis & Rich Woodall as well as twelve interior illustrations by Ralf Van Der Hoeven.